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estimated yield, 350 barrels ; quality fairly good ; culture 

 considered profitable, and has taken a new start. Yarmouth, 

 300 acres, an increase of perhaps 25 acres ; estimated yield, 

 5,000 barrels ; one-half or two-thirds as many as last year ; 

 quality fairly good ; culture considered profitable ; draw- 

 baciis, worms and early frosts. About 350 acres in Brew- 

 ster, an increase ; estimated yield, about 4,000 barrels ; 

 nearly an average crop ; quality fair ; culture considered 

 profitable ; fruit worm eating badly. Sandwich, 180 acres, 

 50 of which are not in fruit, an increase ; estimated yield, 

 4,300 barrels ; two-thirds crop ; berries much smaller than 

 last year ; culture considered profitable ; the very hot and 

 dry summer has caused the early fruit to rot, and has also 

 made the berries small ; berry worm also eating badly in 

 some bogs. In Falmouth some bogs are full of berries, 

 while others are not. A great many acres have been put in 

 this year ; about one-half crop ; berries very small ; culture 

 considered profitable. Provincetown, 123 acres, no increase ; 

 estimated yield, 20 barrels ; good quality ; culture not con- 

 sidered profitable ; unable to flow bogs ; fire worms particular 

 drawback this year. About 206 acres in Bourne, no increase ; 

 estimated yield, 2,500 barrels; one-half crop; very good 

 quality ; culture considered profitable. Late frosts did much 

 damage when the berries were setting. Wellfleet, 60 acres, 

 nearly half new bogs, increase of 2 ; estimated yield, 150 

 barrels ; two-thirds crop ; berries small ; crop not considered 

 profitable ; general drawback, lack of care ; this year, dry 

 weather. Eastham, 50 acres, an increase ; estimated yield, 

 250 barrels ; crop a little short ; good quality ; crop consid- 

 ered profitable. Dennis, 300 acres, slight increase ; esti- 

 mated yield, 4,000 barrels ; about two-thirds crop ; good 

 quality, but berries small ; crop considered profitable ; 

 drawbacks, insects, especially fii<3 worms. Barnstable, 650 

 acres, slight increase ; estimated yield, 6,500 barrels : aver- 

 age yield ; berries rather small ; crop considered profitable ; 

 drawbacks, fire worms, frost and drought. 



